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For the first time in history, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has listed the North American Bumble Bee as an endangered species. Rebecca Riley, the senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) explained that by placing bumble bees in the endangered list, the species can have the...

Researchers discovered on Saturday that an asteroid was headed towards Earth on Monday. While millions of Americans around were getting ready for work, school, and essentially getting out of bed, an asteroid slipped right between Earth and moon. And scientists barely saw it coming. Asteroid 2017 AG13 traveled between the Earth and the...

The Department of Defense has announced that they have completed a successful micro-drone demonstration with a 103 Perdix drones. The test, which appeared on Sunday's CBS News program '60 Minutes', featured over a hundred Perdix micro-drones launched from three F/A Super Hornets. The Department of Defense said  the micro-drones displayed "advanced swarm...

Hours after the Senate subcommittee on Investigations released their report on Backpage.com, the classified ad listing platform has shut down their Adult section. Senate Backpage.com Investigation On Tuesday, the US government released their investigative report into Backpage.com. Led by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, the US Senate titled their report "Backpage.com's...

Pokemon fans in China will not be able to play the hit Pokemon Go any time soon. Following an investigation by the Chinese government, Pokemon Go will not be allowed in the country over security and safety concerns. Pokemon Go is an augmented reality mobile game that allows for users to...

On Tuesday, regulatory disclosures from Yahoo shed some light on the company’s future following the planned sale to Verizon. The revelations were made during a routine disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and they pointed to a name change the exit of embattled CEO, Marissa Mayer. While many of...

Say goodbye to Yahoo as you know it. The company will be renamed Altaba, inc after their $4.8 billion merger with Verizon. Along with changing their name, Yahoo's CEO Marissa Mayer will be stepping down from the company once the company completes their merger with Verizon. According to filings with the Securities and...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that it takes $233,610 to raise a child in America. The USDA released their 'Expenditures on Children by Families' annual report on Monday. Their yearly report analyzed the estimated cost to raise a child from birth until they are 17 years old....

On Monday, Donald Trump met with China's Alibaba Group's executive chairman Jack Ma. Following a 40 minute meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, Jack Ma revealed his plan to create one million jobs in the U.S. in the next five years. How does Ma plan on doing this? The executive chairman explained...

Facebook may start sharing advertising revenue with publishers. Watch out YouTube, Facebook is reportedly considering testing mid-video advertisements and sharing the revenue with Facebook users. According to multiple reports, instead of playing an advertisement at the beginning or the end of the video, Facebook will release "mid-roll" ads that will...

Researchers discover the benefits of being a weekend warrior. Published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday, Hannah Arem from Milken Institute of Public Health at George Washington University, discovered "weekend warriors" benefited from working out once or twice per week. In fact, Arem and her team of researchers explained that weekend warriors...

In an effort to expand into China, McDonald's has given up their majority share in their company to a major a Chinese financial company. Along with The Carlyle Group, Citic will be purchasing a majority stake in the fast food giant for approximately $2 billion. In fact, at the end of...

IBM and Illumina announced on Monday a new partnership to use Watson's technology to analyze and understand genomic data derived from Illumina's cancer profiling system. The goal of the partnership is to "simplify genomic data interpretation" or in other words, make it easier to understand the genes within cancer cells. In...

As Razer's new three monitor laptop, "Project Valerie", made headlines at the CES 2017 show, the company's CEO Min-Liang Tan revealed on Facebook that two of their prototypes were stolen. Tan explained on Facebook, "I've just been informed that two of our prototypes were stolen from our booth at CES today." Tan added,...

It did not take long for Google spinoff Waymo to hit the ground running as the company announced plans to add an additional 100 hybrid Chrysler Pacifica’s to its autonomous fleet be the end of the month. The move follows an agreement between the two companies last. While Google has been...

A new study by researchers at Oxford University have found going to the bar may actually be good for your health. Published in the journal of "Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology", Oxford University scientists discovered that a few drinks at the bar may actually improve an individual's well being. Why?...

Uber announced a new website on Sunday that will share their data with the public. Called "Movement", the new tool will allow for researchers, scientists and government agencies the ability to discover patterns and analyze Uber's traffic data. Uber explains that the company decided to share the data with the public in order...

Scientists are predicting that by 2022 two stars will collide together creating a light show. Calvin College astronomer, Larry Molnar, is doing something no astronomer has ever done before, predicting a star collision. Researchers explain that the star collision will create a massive explosion. The explosion will be so bright that...

Taco Bell announced their New Year's resolution and the home of the chalupa revealed their plan to provide healthier food options. Taco Bell shared in a press release that the company is going to get rid of XL soda, remove antibiotics, preservatives and additives select items and, serve 100% cage free egg...

While smartphone users are still reeling from the release of exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7s, the Korean tech giant announces the iOS compatibility with Samsung's wearable devices. Last year, Samsung announced that their wearable devices will become compatible with Apple's iPhone. Months later, Samsung has followed through on their promise with a...